[Web4lib] iPad recovery

[Carol Bean]

The problem with the "Find my iPad" app is that all someone has to do is wipe the iPad, and it's no longer trackable, since it's software-based, not hardware.  Of course, if all one is worried about is what's on the iPad, I guess it might be a good idea, but it's not really helpful in terms of recovering the device.  

Carol

On Jan 4, 2011, at 7:26 PM, Pennsauken Public Library wrote:

> I've experimented with the app "Find My iPad" that Thomas mentions.  It seems as though it would be useful as a theft recovery device for several reasons:
> 1. You can see on a map precisely where the iPad is located.  Right down to the building.
> 2. You can lock the iPad screen remotely from a computer as soon as you realize that it's missing.  This prevents the user from accessing anything on the iPad.
> 3. You can also remotely set the iPad to display a message that you have typed in from another computer (something along the lines of "This iPad must be returned to _____ Library as soon as possible.  You do not have access to use this device."  
> Hope this helps.
> Sonora Miller
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> --- On Tue, 1/4/11, Thomas Edelblute <TEdelblute at anaheim.net> wrote:
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> From: Thomas Edelblute <TEdelblute at anaheim.net>
> Subject: [Web4lib] iPad recovery
> To: "Web4Lib (web4lib at webjunction.org)" <web4lib at webjunction.org>
> Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 7:06 PM
> 
> Management is talking about getting an Apple iPad for staff to experiment with.  However, there is a concern about theft recovery, and the LowJack for Laptops product by Computrace looks like it is only for PCs and the MacBook.  The only thing I have come across is http://www.apple.com/mobileme/features/find-my-iphone.html which looks more like a helpful tool for finding a misplaced iPad but not a recovery tool for a stolen iPad.  Does anyone have any better suggestions?
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> Thomas Edelblute
> Public Access Systems Coordinator
> Anaheim Public Library
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Carol Bean
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